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Welcome to Thursley Common National Nature Reserve. We hope you enjoy your visit. This website contains resources which we hope will enable you to make the most of your visit. Thursley NNR is a very special place.

If you see smoke DIAL 999 and ask for the Fire Service. Fast action could save the reserve and its wildlife. You will not be wasting their time.

See the NEWS page for an update from the Range Manager James Giles

All boardwalks are fully open but Please , Please do not allow your dog into the water or into the wider heather areas as it damages the reserve and its wildlife, it is a National Nature Reserve.

Please help us Protect and Preserve this special reserve. We are sharing some obvious guidance which we hope you will respect. If you would like to get involved please follow this link – https://friendsofthursleycommon.org/get-involved/

Do not light any fires or use a BBQ. Do not leave glass, clear plastic or foil on the reserve, it can concentrate bright sunlight and start a fire. Please leave no trace of your visit.

We advise that you should NOT enter any ponds on Thursley or allow your dog into the water from the board walks or at the Moat. Following a recent Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) Inspection, swimming in any of the water bodies on the reserve, including the Moat, is strongly discouraged for your own safety.

Keep your dog under control, particularly from 31 March to 1st August when there are many ground nesting birds. Many birds once disturbed will abandon their nests.

The reserve has a good population of snakes, including adders and unfortunately dogs in the heather do get bitten, which can lead to large vet bills. Snakes present little risk to visitors and should be viewed only. They will give people a wide berth.

The use of a canoe, paddleboard or other watercraft on any body of water on the reserve is prohibited.

Please take your litter home.

Please keep to the paths and even then please look out where you are walking we have many rare Bees, Wasps and Beetles who love to burrow into and use the hard paths.

We welcome all users of the common, but please respect it and tread lightly

Thank you from The Friends Of Thursley Common.